Purpose and functions
- To nominate faculty and academic professionals to:
- Senate committees other than the committees on Curriculum and Academic Programs Committee (CAPC)
- Standing university committees and boards
- Campus president-elects
- To forward to the University Senate nominations for membership on committees which, whenever possible, shall exceed the number of vacancies. The University Senate may nominate additional candidates from the floor
- To forward nominations for other committees to the appropriate authority, which shall make the appointment(s) from the nominees recommended
- To nominate faculty and academic professionals to fill temporary vacancies on committees described in (a) above. The UAC shall make appointments from among the nominees to fill the position for the remainder of the term
- To nominate faculty and academic professionals to serve on administratively initiated committees, task forces, presidential committees, or other positions needing Academic Assembly representation
- To ensure that diverse areas of the university are represented on committees whenever feasible
- To provide for continuity in committee membership, consistent with the concept of rotation
- To supervise elections in the senate.
Membership Guidelines
- Elected: seven senators, including representation from each of the campuses, and one academic professional from any campus. The committee should have representation from tenure/tenure eligible as well as non-tenure eligible faculty
- Ex officio voting members: University Senate president and the campus presidents
- Ex officio nonvoting members: the university president, the provost of the university, or their designees
- The term of the elected members shall be two years. One-half of the elected members shall be replaced each year.
Roster 2024-2025
Chair:
- Elisa Bienenstock, School of Public Affairs, Downtown Phoenix campus 2026
Members
- Lisa Kammerlocher, Learning and Instruction, Tempe 2026
- Mary McMullen, Health Solutions, Downtown Phoenix 2026
- Kathy Thomas, Social Science, Polytechnic campus 2026
- Raena Quinlivan, Hugh Downs School Of Human Communication, Tempe 2026
- John Dallmus, Accountancy, West Valley 2026
- Peter Fox, Sustainable Engineering & the Built Environment, Tempe 2026
Campus Presidents (ex officio voting members):
- Tamara Rounds, Downtown Phoenix campus
- Chad Kennedy, Polytechnic campus
- Elena Rocchi, Tempe campus
- Mary Burleson, West Valley campus
Ex officio (non-voting):
- Michael M. Crow, University President
- Nancy Gonzales, Executive Vice President and University Provost